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劣势

liè shì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 劣勢

劣势 (liè shì) means "inferior; disadvantaged". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 劣势 means

1. inferior
2. disadvantaged

The characters in 劣势

• 劣lièinferior
• 势shìpower; influence; potential

Sounds the same

Read liè shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read liè shì correctly.
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